Albany Law prof on Ravitch decision: 'not a disaster'

In his blog New York Court Watcher, Vin Bonventre of Albany Law School explores the New York Court of Appeals ruling that overturned previous decisions and confirmed that Gov. David Paterson has the authority to appoint Richard Ravitch lieutenant governor.

After a long and thoughtful analysis of both arguments, Bonventre comes down on the side of the dissenting judges, but not without reservations:

“I ultimately do disagree with the court, but I would be hard pressed to claim that the court’s view is clearly wrong, or a disaster, or driven solely by partisan politics unsupported by a good faith view of the law.”